Passover
11Passover — UK [ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə(r)] / US [ˈpæsˌoʊvər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Passover : singular Passover plural Passovers a religious festival lasting seven or eight days in March or April during which Jews remember the time when the ancient… …
12Passover — The name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembrance of the Lord s passing over the houses of the Israelites (Ex. 12:13) when the first born of all the Egyptians were destroyed. It… …
13Passover — Pessa h Pessa h Un seder de Pessa h dans un kibboutz des années 1950 Nom officiel …
14Passover — noun a) The eight day Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of Exodus, during which the first born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed. b) The Christian holy day generally falling …
15Passover — noun Passover is used before these nouns: ↑meal …
16Passover — Pass|o|ver [ˈpa:səuvə US ˈpæsouvər] n [U] also the Passover [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Translation of Hebrew pesah to pass without affecting ; because, according to the Bible, God did not kill Jewish children when he killed children of other… …
17Passover — Pass|o|ver [ pæs,ouvər ] noun count or uncount a religious festival lasting seven or eight days in March or April when Jews remember the time when the ancient Hebrews escaped from Egypt. Passover begins with a special meal …
18PASSOVER, ALEXANDER — (1840–1910), Russian jurist. The son of an army surgeon, Passover was born in Uman, Ukraine, and graduated from Moscow University in 1861. He was denied a professorship because of his refusal to renounce Judaism, and became a prosecutor s… …
19Passover songs — are songs traditionally associated with the end of the seder, the festive meal associated with the Jewish festival of Passover. ongs of the main part of the SederWhile most songs are in the second half after dinner, Ma Nishtanah and Dayenu are… …
20Passover (disambiguation) — Passover may mean: * Passover, one of the 3 Torah / biblical Jewish holidays. * Korban Pesach, the Passover sacrifice * Passover (Christian holiday) and Easter * Passover (Rome), the first episode of the second season of the HBO, BBC and RAI TV… …
